The Meeker herald., 1887-03-05

year and other important business Will
be acted on. All members OF the AS
sociation are requested To be present.
A. j. GREGORY,
President.
MEKKEn. March 3, 1851.
Are we going to have sidewaiksT
Well. We hope -.
The bottom has been knocked out OF
the sleighing season.
The pigs that are running around
OH the streets arc becoming quite
nuisance. Can't the town authorities
see to IL that the porkcrs are penned!
". r. Ilesenbcrg has located n
ranch ON Upper Flag creek and II erect
ing comfortable houss on the same.
Mr.. II will make the sod fly about the
first of April.
A sq,,aw came Ia town last Sunday
wearing AN American costume. II WAS
plainly visible that she WAS not skilled
In wearing The new dfess. ns she had
put the hustle on In front
Contrary to the expectations OF "a
good many prophets Waisons new
store building. thrown out Of plumb
during the recent wind storms. WIS
pu, back In It's proper place Monday.
John A. Nicholas bo-sci the job.
A petition MAS gotten up Thursday
afternoon for the purpose OF dispensing
with the services Of the City Marshal
and calling on the Town Council 10 de-
vote the salary paid the Marshal To thr
buIi.iin. OF sidewalks. The petition Is
being numcrousl, signed.
After successfully operating on the
Watson. buIliins. John a. Nicholas
ended up the week by taking the kink
o.,t ~ n. Sand.fson building. The
building Is now plumb and held Ia place
by three iroa stringcss aud Is per-
fcctiy SAFE.
wc received no news this week from
Denver regarding the Lincoln county
bill. Amendments Ia the bill are
delaying II In the llouse. Next
week will about tell whether wc will
reside In Lincoln county In future or
remain In Garfield county for another
tWo vcasS.
nrrcsss ss.. sisc iisi,ixr pscxnoeiIcaic
= nice lit;ir tow brewing between Con.
tractor GTaycrock and Charley Perkins.
proprietor II the White River STACY
line. As TO the nature Of the trouble
We arc unable to learn bu, believe IL Is
III connection with the construction Of
iar new bridge.
The event which casts It's shadow
before" Is The ball 10 bc given on ST
Patrick day. under the auspices Of the
Corn-t DsDd.. The arrangements com.
mi,,ec are Mcssrs. Craig. Buchan and
Houston. and scarcely need. moro than
y reference. as the reputation OF the
Band is vcll established.
s
\ ffieiid Of Charley wcr,icnhon s, In
Mccker, received u letter from that
gentleman ,lc other day which con.
tanned the welcome ncws-io Charley X
many friends in this bufg-that he had
struck it, In an Oregon mining camp.
We did not learn how much Charley
sold his claim for. but understand he
81; nice little "wad' for the prospect
y surprise party was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. a. J. Ryan Of Pice-ancc. by
their neigliboIs one evening last week.
The party was In every way u genuine
surprise TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan. Every
body had good time. Notwithstanding |
the, were just ''lcetlc bit" crowded. |
Andy SAYS the next time the folks &c, |
mp surprise they want 10 drop HIM the
fain,cst kind u a hint.
II Is not often that girls tell every.
thing they know. but We incidentally
heard Of case recently right here
within our midst. where young lady
carried her comments on the relations
of another young lady aud her gentle
man friend ,rii!e too far. 1, appears
that the gentleman has been giving the
young lady tickets twhether milk tickets
or beer checks cuts no iigurel and in re-
turn he receives a loving hug-yum
yum It's great Lark for some peo.
pie. and one can hardly be careful
enough of what they say in this land Of
the free and home Of the brave.
Thursday afternoon Mike Daley, who
Is logging for the Mediation X Sheridan
mil, came near crossing the range.
While coming down steep hill with
about 800 feet Of logs. both the rough.
locks on the bobs gave way and then
the horses and load fairly flew. Mike
held on to the lines like grim death. but
could only keep the road. Bob Craw.
ford. who was several hundred wards
below, saw the fast freight coming. but
could not get out Of the way In time.
There was u crash. then all was still